Greek cucumber salad with tomato and couscous
A taste of Greece – make double, serve half today and refrigerate half for lunch tomorrow.
Ingredients
Serves 4
1 cup couscous
1 cup boiling water
½ cucumber, diced
1 red capsicum, diced
1 Tbsp chopped fresh mint
½ red onion, finely diced
¼ cup pitted, sliced olives (optional)
2 Tbsp lemon juice
2 Tbsp canola oil
Method
Place couscous in a bowl and cover with the boiling water.
Cover the bowl with a lid or cling wrap and let it stand for 10 minutes.
Break up the soaked couscous with a fork and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or until cold.
In a large bowl mix together the remaining ingredients with the cold couscous.
Serve or refrigerate until needed.
Nutrition Information Panel
| Per Serving [4 Serves] | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 1050kj |
| Protein | 7.3g |
| Total fat | 10.1g |
| - saturated fat | 1g |
| Carbohydrates | 32.5g |
| - sugars | 3.7g |
| Fibre | 6.6g |